gyroscope
gyroscope — noun
- gyroscopesingular
- gyroscopesplural
1. An instrument that contains a fast-spinning disc or wheel mounted in a frame. Be
An instrument that contains a fast-spinning disc or wheel mounted in a frame. Because the spinning part strongly resists any force that tries to change its direction, the device helps keep aircraft, ships, and other vehicles balanced and on the correct course. It is also made as a toy that can spin on a stand without falling over.
The toy gyroscope spun steadily on Sirin's fingertip without tilting or falling.
noun modifier: toy gyroscope
Hana checked the gyroscope reading before the ship entered the narrow channel.
Amani's phone uses a tiny gyroscope to switch the screen between portrait and landscape modes.
Without the gyroscope, the aeroplane's autopilot system could not keep the plane level.
- gyro
informal or technical clipping; very common in compound nouns like 'gyro sensor'
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Commonly shortened to 'gyro' in technical and informal contexts. 'Gyroscope' is a countable noun; the plural is 'gyroscopes'.